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the issue here is the larger program of obama care. when you look at rick scott and chris christie they'll take bits and piece toss help their individual states. i get that, but the larger program will financially implode until its own weight. that's just an economy reality. >> well, what kind of positioner these republicans in, who are, you know, rick scott, given the example he just decided he couldn't say no to that amount of money. do you think it's a situation where it's a year or two from now where we'll be litigating this against? >> republicans will never not litigating this. they've not come to terms with the fact that it is the law of the land. in terms of how it will explode the deficit, put aside the fact that analysis have shown it will cut the deficit. the idea that you're going to provide health care security -- you can laugh about it all you want, but at the end of the day it's not a laughing matter. >> we're at 16.4 trillion. >> let me finish. >> go ahead. >> you're talking about coverage for people who don't have it.
the issue here is the larger program of obama care. when you look at rick scott and chris christie they'll take bits and piece toss help their individual states. i get that, but the larger program will financially implode until its own weight. that's just an economy reality. >> well, what kind of positioner these republicans in, who are, you know, rick scott, given the example he just decided he couldn't say no to that amount of money. do you think it's a situation where it's a year or...
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not that many districts up where obama -- where republicans sitting in seats obama won that district. there's not that much swing going on here. that doesn't mean democrats can't win back the house if things continue to go bad and what we're fighting over now put out a list of 27 members targeting over the sequester is a fight for this year to sort of set the stage for next year. still too far out to say democrats are in a position to win and we can say it's hard to win back the house. you know, republicans are in a position to remain rather unpopular nationally. could be losing the issues like losing them now in polls and hold on to power in the house and foreseeing situation at this point. >> turning back to health care, we have some news on health care. florida governor rick scott, republican, surprisingly somewhat is going to go through with the obama care medicaid expansion. you all have in-depth coverage of health care and costs and how is obama care plafing in to changing health care costs? >> it's a very complicated question. >> ten seconds or less. >> yeah. the rick scott --
not that many districts up where obama -- where republicans sitting in seats obama won that district. there's not that much swing going on here. that doesn't mean democrats can't win back the house if things continue to go bad and what we're fighting over now put out a list of 27 members targeting over the sequester is a fight for this year to sort of set the stage for next year. still too far out to say democrats are in a position to win and we can say it's hard to win back the house. you...
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and then, more of my interview today with president obama. his thoughts on black history month and rosa parks. stay with us. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ so i used my citi th
and then, more of my interview today with president obama. his thoughts on black history month and rosa parks. stay with us. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens....
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he made as good a case for obama care as obama has ever made. he said that, yes, he's all about job creation there in florida, but the real measure of a civilization is how it takes care of the weakest and the poorest, and he said this was a good deal for florida and, as you noted, he can't in good conscience say no to it. >> that's true, dana, but since the announcement, the anger on governor scott's twitter feed is white hot. let me read you some. one woman says, hear me, governor rick scott, next rally in naples i will walk with biggest poster against your re-election. betrayed floridians. another person tweets, reality check, governor rick scott's hospitals will benefit from millions getting insurance. scott has not suddenly become a human being. then there's still more, quote, governor rick scott of florida supports medication expansion. the tea party is officially dead. has scott just literally dropped some gasoline into the toxic infighting that's engulfing the republican party? >> certainly he has but i think he's brought more momentum t
he made as good a case for obama care as obama has ever made. he said that, yes, he's all about job creation there in florida, but the real measure of a civilization is how it takes care of the weakest and the poorest, and he said this was a good deal for florida and, as you noted, he can't in good conscience say no to it. >> that's true, dana, but since the announcement, the anger on governor scott's twitter feed is white hot. let me read you some. one woman says, hear me, governor rick...
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the ad reads "will obama's gun proposals work? his own experts say no." the debate continues at the national level, and states are moving quickly on gun legislation, but in opposite directions. today the new jersey statehouse will vote on 20 bills, including banning magazines over ten rounds, banning armor-piercing bullets, and requiring universal background checks. on monday the colorado statehouse passed a bill passing universal background checks, limiting magazines to 15 rounds and banning concealed guns in stadiums and on college campuses. meanwhile, in south carolina a state senate committee approved a bill allowing cob sealed guns in bars. republicans in the arizona statehouse introduced a bill that would allow teachers to carry guns in schools, and in wyoming the statehouse just passed a bill that would invalidate a federal ban on assault weapons and charge federal officials trying to enforce the law with a misdemeanor. the wyoming senate is recommending removing that provision gin the fact that it would seem to flagrantly violate the united states
the ad reads "will obama's gun proposals work? his own experts say no." the debate continues at the national level, and states are moving quickly on gun legislation, but in opposite directions. today the new jersey statehouse will vote on 20 bills, including banning magazines over ten rounds, banning armor-piercing bullets, and requiring universal background checks. on monday the colorado statehouse passed a bill passing universal background checks, limiting magazines to 15 rounds and...
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when i was a leading critic of the obama health plan. >> so that was rick scott running for governor of florida. fast forward to now. the republican governor is now supporting the medicaid expansion. under the president's health care law. and the governor's just one of the latest republicans to reverse course. we'll take a look at it. join our conversation on twitter. you can find us. [ male announcer ] what?! investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a new e-trade retirement account. none of them charge annual fees and all of them offer low cost investments. e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> shocking turn in the oscar pistorius murder case. the man leading the investigation has been taken off the case amid revelations he's facing attempted murder charges. south african police made the announcement today. the bail hearing heading in to the fourth day and the judge ordered the packed room cleared citing an unspecified threat to the building. he
when i was a leading critic of the obama health plan. >> so that was rick scott running for governor of florida. fast forward to now. the republican governor is now supporting the medicaid expansion. under the president's health care law. and the governor's just one of the latest republicans to reverse course. we'll take a look at it. join our conversation on twitter. you can find us. [ male announcer ] what?! investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their...
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new polls show president obama may have the upper hand. bloomberg puts the president's approval rating at a three-year high, 55%, 24 points higher than republicans in congress. >>> a new usa today/pew poll shows the approval rate not quite as high. both sides are already plaming each other the if nothing happens, 8900,000 civilian workers in the defense department are on notice they could be furloughed. the president talked about with kofr in oklahoma city. >> instead of us cutting mental health programs, instead of us affecting military readiness, and a whole range of other things, we should be focused on programs that we know don't work, waste in government and some of these tax loopholesha
new polls show president obama may have the upper hand. bloomberg puts the president's approval rating at a three-year high, 55%, 24 points higher than republicans in congress. >>> a new usa today/pew poll shows the approval rate not quite as high. both sides are already plaming each other the if nothing happens, 8900,000 civilian workers in the defense department are on notice they could be furloughed. the president talked about with kofr in oklahoma city. >> instead of us...
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we're not going to i want mremt obama care in florida. we're not going to implement this medicaid expansion. sfoo the federal government shouldn'ting telling us what we can and can't buy. this is will be the biggest job killer ever. >> well, apparently governor rick scott in florida didn't think it was such a job killer after all. the outspoken governor whose state launched the lawsuit in the first place against obama care and led to the supreme court decision, is now embracing a crucial part of the law. the expansion of medicaid. politico's alex burns joins me now for today's politico briefing. alex, he now falls in line behind several other republican governors who were previously outspoken against obama care. they are now going along with it. why? >> andrea, it's hard to overstate what a sharp reversal this is for rick scott, that for him to suddenly get on board with a key component of obama care. it would be like if we started hearing elizabeth warren talk about repeeling dodd frank. for scott it really reflects the seriousness of hi
we're not going to i want mremt obama care in florida. we're not going to implement this medicaid expansion. sfoo the federal government shouldn'ting telling us what we can and can't buy. this is will be the biggest job killer ever. >> well, apparently governor rick scott in florida didn't think it was such a job killer after all. the outspoken governor whose state launched the lawsuit in the first place against obama care and led to the supreme court decision, is now embracing a crucial...
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we're not going to implement obama care. >> well, surprise, surprise. governor scott joined six other republican governors bho bashed it and who are now expanding medicaid. congratulations, governors. welcome to the party. too bad some other folks in the gop aren't quite so forward looking. this week, we learned that rick santorum is speaking at the bik cpac meeting next month. and sarah, i can see russia from my house, palin. but, today, the biggest guest of all was announced. and he's literally the last person you'd want to hear talk about the future of the republican party. >> that's right, mr. 47% himself will be the guest of honor. you can't make it up. the more i hear the gop talking about change, the more i really know it remains the same. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >> more of the right. let's play "hardball" ♪ ♪ >> listen, they arise from the last row of the tea party. their voices reach up to the highest levels of the gop. the republican party, a long time ago, the prudence and fiscal responsibility i
we're not going to implement obama care. >> well, surprise, surprise. governor scott joined six other republican governors bho bashed it and who are now expanding medicaid. congratulations, governors. welcome to the party. too bad some other folks in the gop aren't quite so forward looking. this week, we learned that rick santorum is speaking at the bik cpac meeting next month. and sarah, i can see russia from my house, palin. but, today, the biggest guest of all was announced. and he's...
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the difference is obama wants to avoid them. could the gop message on the sequester be anymore self-defeating. it made rush limbaugh uncharacteristically humble today. he had to admit there is something even he doesn't understand. >> boehner, echoing obama, in "the wall street journal," in answer to a question, the republicans support the sequester. they're on record as supporting it, even though it is obama's idea. they support it. it is the only way we're going to get budget cuts. the question is why would republicans support something that does what boehner says it is going to do? threatens u.s. national security? thousands of jobs could be lost. boehner is calling the cuts deep, when they're not. no, i do not have an explanation. i don't think that there is a reasonable explanation. i don't understand it. don't have an answer for you. it is too simple to chalk this up to incompetent. it may be that, but i don't have an answer, i can't explain it to you. all i know is that it doesn't make any sense. >> and since we are once a
the difference is obama wants to avoid them. could the gop message on the sequester be anymore self-defeating. it made rush limbaugh uncharacteristically humble today. he had to admit there is something even he doesn't understand. >> boehner, echoing obama, in "the wall street journal," in answer to a question, the republicans support the sequester. they're on record as supporting it, even though it is obama's idea. they support it. it is the only way we're going to get budget...
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president obama out there for the middle class. how can it be so good? >>> also how much have we heard from republicans since the election about how they know they need to change? don't worry, we got the message they keep telling us. check out the names of the next month's conservative political caucus. palin, lapierre, santorum, newt. i could go on with all these names. >>> later, it feels a bit like the new improved edsall, doesn't it? how the media machine turned a tongue in cheek joke by a reporter into a deliberately misleading story that chuck hagel talked to a nonexistent group called friends of hamas. never happened. no such group. >>> let me finish with a new bipartisan push for marriage equality. this is "hardball," the place for politics. busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy! -[ music stops ] -it's great! well, what's with the... -[ music resumes ] -music? ♪ have fun tonight dude. getting a car insurance quote. i'l
president obama out there for the middle class. how can it be so good? >>> also how much have we heard from republicans since the election about how they know they need to change? don't worry, we got the message they keep telling us. check out the names of the next month's conservative political caucus. palin, lapierre, santorum, newt. i could go on with all these names. >>> later, it feels a bit like the new improved edsall, doesn't it? how the media machine turned a tongue...
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obama has proven that twice. but if you look at the off-year turnout models, it's been much more republican. >> so work your base hard makes sense. so kuch nellie makes more sense. for you that's an odd thing to say. i'm just talking about the raw political calculation. you still need to holgd your party together. the last poll only showed 3% of republicans defecting. there will be so much money going back and forth. >> how does this vaginal thing, that crazy thing about requiring things to have abortion how is that working in this state? >> i'm sure it's going to be in a lot of tv ads but kuch nellie didn't vote on that. he was the attorney general but a lot of legislators will have to defend that. >> bill bolling also told the post, the lieutenant governor of virginia who says he's not going to run in the primary, it seems these day that is caroms is a four-letter word in many people's eyes. they view it as a signs of weakness but in real it's the essence of a workable democracy. chris, you and i cover this all
obama has proven that twice. but if you look at the off-year turnout models, it's been much more republican. >> so work your base hard makes sense. so kuch nellie makes more sense. for you that's an odd thing to say. i'm just talking about the raw political calculation. you still need to holgd your party together. the last poll only showed 3% of republicans defecting. there will be so much money going back and forth. >> how does this vaginal thing, that crazy thing about requiring...
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where the battle to gain public support for his second-term agenda new polling shows that president obama has a commanding lead over congressional republicans on a host of big issues. that's according to new numbers from usa today and pew research center, 45% of those polled said they support the president's approach to cutting the federal deficit. 38% support republicans. even a majority of republican voters endorsed tax hikes as well as spending cuts as the president's proposing. on gun reform, the president polls six points higher. it wideens significantly when it comes to climate change. 47% back the president. while 26% support the republicans. let's move to immigration. a third endorse the republicans in tackling this issue. >>> the president conducted interviews with eight separate markets. he told san antonio, the white house plan on immigration that leaked over the weekend was only a fail safe in case talks break down on capitol hill. >> i have said repeatedly that i want congress to go ahead and negotiate and get a bill done. and what else i said, we're preparing with a bill, we
where the battle to gain public support for his second-term agenda new polling shows that president obama has a commanding lead over congressional republicans on a host of big issues. that's according to new numbers from usa today and pew research center, 45% of those polled said they support the president's approach to cutting the federal deficit. 38% support republicans. even a majority of republican voters endorsed tax hikes as well as spending cuts as the president's proposing. on gun...
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here is mccain's remark on president obama. listen to this. >> so far the group of us that has been working on it have not had any problem from the white house. and we believe that there is a good, strong possibility that we come up with a plan and a proposal that most americans would support. >> well, most americans aren't most republicans. and this is going to be the problem. a path to citizenship is viewed by the republican and the right wing who get in and mix all this stuff up, the caucus that boehner of course can't control and mitch mcconnell for that matter, they're against a path to citizenship. so how is this going to play out? >> i think that's why one of the reasons why the president's proposal was actually finally put on paper and leaked, actually put a stake in the ground. now, if we don't have a path to citizenship, let's have an honest conversation with americans, basically saying by not having a path to citizenship, we're creating 11 million folks that are living in this country that basically all of the sudden
here is mccain's remark on president obama. listen to this. >> so far the group of us that has been working on it have not had any problem from the white house. and we believe that there is a good, strong possibility that we come up with a plan and a proposal that most americans would support. >> well, most americans aren't most republicans. and this is going to be the problem. a path to citizenship is viewed by the republican and the right wing who get in and mix all this stuff up,...
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president obama has shrunk the government. this is not necessarily a good thing. we need more workers in the country, government jobs are real jobs. a police officer who gets laid off is just as important as the factory worker. each is the same. the myth of president obama growing government does not match the rhetoric. now check this out. in the recession of 1981, under president ronald reagan, here is what we did as a country to cushion the blow, to try to ease the impact of the recession. this is just government jobs during the recession. we added government jobs. that helps to ease the impact of the recession and helps to get us out of recession faster. in the recession are 1990 under bush, we again in the recession added government jobs, again it cushioned the fall and helped us out of the recession. under the second president bush, same deal, add more government jobs. you can see the pattern, right? until this last time. look, until the great recession, until the recession that president obama inherited. and in the recon
president obama has shrunk the government. this is not necessarily a good thing. we need more workers in the country, government jobs are real jobs. a police officer who gets laid off is just as important as the factory worker. each is the same. the myth of president obama growing government does not match the rhetoric. now check this out. in the recession of 1981, under president ronald reagan, here is what we did as a country to cushion the blow, to try to ease the impact of the recession....
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. >> president obama is not taking his foot off the gas today. just a short time from now, he takes his pitch to african-american radio stations. today democratic strategist james carville said the republicans need a true leader to emerge and stand up. >> if i'm a republican, i want everybody to run for president and you want someone to beat somebody who stands up and looks strong. herman contain and michele bachmann don't count. the republicans needs somebody a leader to slap somebody back. we have april ryan. john braybender is a rep strategist. the president taking it to local tv stations and appears with reverend al sharpton, yolanda and other radio hosts, do you think it's the best way to do it? >> the people resonate with this president. that is where he finds his mojo. it's not near in the beltway. he's having this problem eight days out, trying to get a resolution to sequester. the without is pushing and excited about this new u.s. today poll that shows the majority of americans want to get this deficit situation fixed. if sequester does
. >> president obama is not taking his foot off the gas today. just a short time from now, he takes his pitch to african-american radio stations. today democratic strategist james carville said the republicans need a true leader to emerge and stand up. >> if i'm a republican, i want everybody to run for president and you want someone to beat somebody who stands up and looks strong. herman contain and michele bachmann don't count. the republicans needs somebody a leader to slap...
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barack obama has done that over the past two years. so anyway. >> can you really compare the recession? >> yeah, you sure can. >> perfect segue. >> it's a great segue. listen, here's the big problem. everybody knows this is the big problem. >> it's the big problem. >> over the next 30 years, next 20 years -- >> the question is whether it's sustainable. we have this special investigation into why health care costs are so high done by steve grill. why is it so expensive? he follows the money. he looks at seven hospital bills from different hospitals around the country, nonprofit hospitals, and he looks at the bills item by item. and he finds, like the acetaminophen tablet on the cover, 10,000% markup on items on everything from gauze to big drugs themselves, to even -- i noticed on one bill, hospitals charge for the ink that they use to make the "x" where they operated on you. >> what market force out there -- >> that's ridiculous. >> -- because there's not a direct patients paying for this pill? is that why drugs are able to mark it up
barack obama has done that over the past two years. so anyway. >> can you really compare the recession? >> yeah, you sure can. >> perfect segue. >> it's a great segue. listen, here's the big problem. everybody knows this is the big problem. >> it's the big problem. >> over the next 30 years, next 20 years -- >> the question is whether it's sustainable. we have this special investigation into why health care costs are so high done by steve grill. why is...